My Portfolio
Men’s, Women's, Young Men's, 8-20 Boys, Tween Girls, 4-7 Boys, 4-6x Girls, Toddler, Infant, and Layette.
Experienced with a variety of categories: Knit and Woven tops, Knit & Woven Bottoms, Denim, Full-Fashioned Sweaters, Jackets, Outerwear, Yoga, Athletic Sportswear, Lingerie, Loungewear, and Underwear.
Knowledgeable in all aspects of the design process, product and fabric development, trend research, production, and fitting of first samples through production.
Experienced with Retail, Private Label, Boutiques, Mid-Range, and Mass Market Accounts.
Knowledgeable with overseas development, sourcing, trend research, and manufacturing
Import and Domestic Development
WORK HISTORY
HAUS OF GREY
SENIOR APPAREL DESIGNER & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
September 2018 - Present
Senior Men’s And Women’s Designer for Golf and lifestyle division
• Collaborate with Creative Director on the direction of the line
• Lead in the design and development of color palettes, silhouettes, fabric development, and print/pattern direction
• Product Categories Men’s & Women’s – knits, woven, and outerwear
• Ensure that the product is consistent with market trends while maintaining the brand identity and business strategy
• Translate the design concepts into specification packages which include detailed tech packs, artwork files, BOMs, and specs
• Maintain daily communication with factories and vendors to ensure that the design vision is being carried out with integrity
• Design Graphics for Tees & accessories, which also includes market research relating back to graphics, tees, and hats
• Manage and Design SMU requests (design and tech packs)
• Manage workload with an ability to prioritize based on set-deadlines
• Review first proto, check-in specs, convey comments to factories on the first through bulk production
• Lead fit sessions with the various cross-functioning product lines
• Managed the tech pack, BOM, and sketch creation, as well as updated throughout the season as needed
FREELANCE DESIGN & CONSULTANT
September 2009Â to September 2018
Freelance Design and Consultant for a wide variety of companies, retailers, and brands. Specializing in the following, but also not limited to:
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Trend Forecasting, Print, Pattern, and Graphics
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Product Development, Technical Design, Tech Pack Specifications
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Branding, Board Presentations, Illustration: hand and computer-generated, Label Design
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Keynote and/or Powerpoint Presentations, In-Design Catalog layout
ESPORTIA INTERNATIONL, INC.
SENIOR MEN'S AND BOY'S DESIGNER
October 2013- August 2018
Worked collaboratively with the Design Director for Loungewear and Underwear direction for both Men and Boy's
• Designed Loungewear and Underwear private label Alfani, Stafford, Dockers
• Private label for Target, Macy's, and Costco
• Responsible for Seasonal Color themes, Print, and pattern direction
• Designer for Men's Under Loungewear
• Designer for Boy's Underwear
• Lead fitting on Loungewear and Underwear
BUFFALO DAVID BITTON: TECHNICAL DESIGN MANAGER
November 2004 - September 2013
Collaborated with Creative Director of Women’s sportswear categories ranging from Sweaters, Knit and Woven Tops, Knit and Woven Bottoms, Dresses, casual bottoms and fleece fashion, Jackets, and Outerwear. Present trend research, trend direction and inspiration, silhouette, and color. Supervised, managed, and directed team members including in-house graphic artists, assistant designers, associate designers, and junior technical designers.
• Computer Illustrated sketches and spec details for initial protos
• Worked with agents/factories locally & overseas.
• Lead fittings on live-models
• Followed up sample development through trips to Hong Kong (2x per year)
• Maintained WIP reports: initial protos through production
• Prepared Seasonal catalog: 4x per year using InDesign for design and layout
• Prepared PowerPoint Presentations reflecting the inspiration for the season: 2x per year
• Shopped the market and conducted creative research for new ideas and processes
• Travel overseas for market research and design development
JNCO JEANS:Â DESIGNER FOR KIDS DIVISION
March 2002-November 2004
Designer for Boys Infant - 8-20 Sportswear and Girls Infant - 4-16
Launched new lines for the Children’s division for an established Young Men’s company. The focus of the division was to design and develop Sportswear separates for the mid-range market that sold at Mervyn’s, JcPenny, and Sears. All development was done overseas. I designed separates that included tee shirts, denim bottoms, woven shirts, and swimwear, made tech packs, specs, and BOMs, update tech packs as needed throughout the design and development process, and communicate with overseas factories. Computer Illustrated sketches and input in excel format spec details, and all details pertaining to the style being developed.
TEAZE OF CALIFORNIA: DESIGNER FOR GIRLS INFANT, TODDLER, 4-6X THROUGH 7-14
October 1997-March 2002
Teaze of California: Sportswear Separates, Dresses & Co-ordinates for Girls. Designer for Infant, Toddler and 4-14 Sportswear: All Private Label for Target, and Mervyn’s
Designer for 4-14 Sportswear Separates and Dresses for ‘Borderline’ Label
SWAT-FAME : MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATE DESIGNER
August 1995-November 1997
Sportswear Separates & Coordinates: Newborn, Infant and Toddler through 4-14: Merchandising Associate Designer for Girl’s Newborn & Infant Line ‘Love, Hugs & Kisses’ exclusive for Nordstroms, Bloomingdale's, and Macy’s; Merchandising Design Associate for Girl’s Newborn & Infant Line ‘L.A. Baby’ exclusive at Mervyn’s; Merchandising Design Associate for Girls Infant - 7-14 Sportswear exclusively at Mervyn’s
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